“Unmasking the Undersea Phenomenon: The Surprising Secrets Behind SpongeBob SquarePants’ Creation!”
But the people behind the scenes have denied the theory. “I think Bikini Bottom is like its own world… When the camera drops below the water and you go to Bikini Bottom, it’s almost like another planet,” voice actor Tom Kenny told Huffington Post.
The Flower Clouds Were Influenced By Tahiti
Have you ever noticed those flowers in the “sky” of Bikini Bottom? They don’t necessarily count as clouds since the show takes place underwater. “I had just been to Tahiti and that influenced the flowers in the sky,” Hillenburg once said.
Background designer Kenny Pittenger once clarified, “They function as clouds in a way, but since the show takes place underwater, they aren’t really clouds… So really, the sky flowers are mostly a whimsical design element that Steve came up with to evoke the look of a flower-print Hawaiian shirt – or something like that.”
Hillenburg Drew The Line At Promoting Fast Food
Many cartoons that become huge with children often spawn huge merchandising opportunities. Hillenburg, at first, was very particular about how far that could go and had quite an opinion on SpongeBob promoting fast food.
“In the show, the whole point of the fast-food – the fact that SpongeBob loves being part of the fast-food chain, and that being a manager is his ultimate dream: it’s ironic… we didn’t want to suddenly become the people serving up food that’s not good for you – especially kids,” Hillenburg told The New York Times in 2004.
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